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ok...maybe people will hate this. sorta minimilist. (my wife comments at start and end.) been debating for a year whether to post this, but what the hey. dont take it serious. gonna leave it up on Scloud 2 weeks. how the song came about. friend of my wife said to us she was thinking of kicking to the kerb her latest boyfriend and said to me i should write a song about it. voila here is the link. mixed for earbuds and just a demo idea. all comments bad or good are welcome. https://soundcloud.com/alfsongs/kerbps 9 other songs also you can listen to if you wish. om
my songs....mixed for good earbuds...(fyi..my vocs on all songs..) https://soundcloud.com/alfsongs(90 songs created useing bb/rb) (lots of tips of mine in pg tips forum.)
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Hey, Alf. How ya been, man? This is sneaky cool. I enjoy the minimalist approach. A real kick! Haha "He's so out of here."
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Yeah, that was way out weird. But good to hear from you again. Good thing you explained the inspiration for this, it helped a lot.
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Hi Alf/om
This is catchy in a ‘I don’t want it in my head’ kind of way. I am sure I am going to be walking around the house this morning singing ‘Kick him …’. I love the deep sung notes - they really compliment the synth backing.
Related - I read an article recently that said that Gen Z males have more submissive female expectations than do Boomers. It must be all the manosphere stuff. Us Boomer males are the original S.N.A.G.s.
BTW - was any BIAB used in the song? I’m not asking as a BIAB enforcer, but just wanting to know what Style was used. I liked the retro basic feel of it.
Andrew
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thanks for the comments from all you talented pg users.
its a 'girlpower' song...lol.
i thought i would post it as i dont have time for doing new songs just now
because i had a recent minor surgery and the docs told me to lay off my guitar
and songs for a few weeks....sigh...oh well.
pg realtracks and realband used.
purpose of the song was to show to people that pg apps
will do songs in any genre...as people have said to me
they are just for elevator music....which is silly.
in my sig are songs ranging from bluegrass to mor...romantic
and hard rock....which i show to people to hear the capabilities
of rb and bb.
it was done as a 'quickie demo'....
my wife was very shy re her comments...but i felt a womans touch
was needed.
thanks once again.
om
Last edited by justanoldmuso; 03/05/26 05:03 PM.
my songs....mixed for good earbuds...(fyi..my vocs on all songs..) https://soundcloud.com/alfsongs(90 songs created useing bb/rb) (lots of tips of mine in pg tips forum.)
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om, definitely an offbeat little earworm, but very cool. The sparse arrangement works very well, and your vocals are great. Could imagine this being amped up for a punk rock treatment, too. Cool stuff. Most listeners probably can't imagine how RealTracks were used here. I have a few ideas, but a few breadcrumbs might be instructive. Just a suggestion. Hope to see more of your songs posted here. 
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Hi Alf,
What a cool song. Probably about Trump, I assume.
I'm jealous your wife was on it. I think she sang on the choruses too? I still can't get my wife to sing along to any of my songs.
How did you manage that?
But more seriously: why did you introduce this song in such a minor key, or rather, somber?
It's a minimalist song, but really cool. Like Ron said, it's a real earworm. The words "kick him, kick him" keep running through my head. I'll be thinking about them for hours to come! I think Andrew is having the same problem. But on the other hand; your vocals are really good, so, I don't expect much problems with the earworm. Otherwise I will kick him!
You did a great job, tell your wife that too!
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thanks for the comments.
frankly i thought in some quarters the song might go over like a lead
balloon...lol.
thats why i pondered for a year whether to put it on the net.
i'll try and find the style i used for this...sorry..i do so many
songs...prob is docs want to limit my net/pc use for a coupla more weeks.
actually i sang the choruses and i wasnt really happy
with them. my wife who is shy did the commentary at start
and song end.
thanks for the listens.
om
my songs....mixed for good earbuds...(fyi..my vocs on all songs..) https://soundcloud.com/alfsongs(90 songs created useing bb/rb) (lots of tips of mine in pg tips forum.)
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OM, this is fantastic! You had me singing along with you. I know that I will be singing this song all day now!
Outstanding work.
Loved it.
Life is short so make sure you spend as much time as possible on the Internet arguing with strangers.
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Mario.
thanks.
your too nice and i really appreciate it.
i'm always open to critique.
i wish you the very best.
happiness.
om
Last edited by justanoldmuso; 03/08/26 07:16 AM.
my songs....mixed for good earbuds...(fyi..my vocs on all songs..) https://soundcloud.com/alfsongs(90 songs created useing bb/rb) (lots of tips of mine in pg tips forum.)
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DC RON.
you mentioned 'breadcrumbs'...
finally found in my song vault after 3 hrs search...lol.
it all came back to me.
THE WHOLE THING WAS A FUDGE....
...style used was _RKMDBM2.sty...BUT...
...i deleted some instruments eg geetars...and
...subbed in for example TEKNODRUMS
in other words to summarise...
i heavily modified the style to make it teckno/modern.
actually...and its all coming back to me...
a pg user awhile back said pg apps cant do 'modern'.
so challenge accepted...to be fair the song wasnt a
'wham bang' 10 minute job.
it was intricate detailed work...but what the hey...
i love a challenge...lol.
hope this helps...sorry it took awhile to reply to you...
but i'm going through some minor medical stuff.
PS...ANDREW DEE.
apologies...yes both bb and rb were used on the song.
happiness.
om
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my songs....mixed for good earbuds...(fyi..my vocs on all songs..) https://soundcloud.com/alfsongs(90 songs created useing bb/rb) (lots of tips of mine in pg tips forum.)
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Promising demo. I'm looking forward to hear the finished version of it.
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Actually, it's a pretty cool and extremely catchy tune. Minimalist, like the band Trio in the '80s. You might not like this, but it's my new favorite song of yours 
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BD.
thanks for your lovely comments.
glad you liked the song so much....makes my day.
different people like various of my songs.
gonna put more up once i get thru some minor medical stuff....and dont get woozy...lol...from the meds the docs give me.
keep rocking.
ps...in your pic...the gear rig looks very very nice.
happiness.
om
Last edited by justanoldmuso; 03/16/26 06:28 AM.
my songs....mixed for good earbuds...(fyi..my vocs on all songs..) https://soundcloud.com/alfsongs(90 songs created useing bb/rb) (lots of tips of mine in pg tips forum.)
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